Peiraeus
Britishnoun
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For Pericles he planned the arrangement of the harbour-town Peiraeus at Athens.
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The remains of the houses found in the Peiraeus are of the same simple plan as those at Priene, and suggest that the Greek house was considered to be the private residence only for the members of the family, and without any provision for entertaining guests as in Rome and Pompeii.
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In Thessaly Alexander of Pherae became hostile and after several successes even attacked the Peiraeus.
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For the powers, in order to stop his excessive armaments, eventually blockaded the Peiraeus and other ports, and this brought about his downfall.
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New quarries have been opened since 1897 by an English company on the north slope of Mount Pentelicus, and are now connected by rail with Athens and the Peiraeus.
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